Senate Bill S573

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the young adult voter registration act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S573 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7459
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-231, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6592
2017-2018: S4112
2019-2020: S1453
2023-2024: A2650

2021-S573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the young adult voter registration act; requires each public high school within the state to make voter registration forms available to all students.

2021-S573 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    573
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  enacting  the  young
   adult voter registration act

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "young
 adult voter registration act".
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-231 to read
 as follows:
   §  5-231.  YOUNG  ADULT VOTER REGISTRATION. 1. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
 EACH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE DURING THE
 SCHOOL YEAR TO ALL STUDENTS SUCH MATERIALS AS MAY BE  PUBLISHED  BY  THE
 BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION AND, WHERE APPROPRI-
 ATE, SHALL PROVIDE APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT, AND MAY
 ASSIST IN THE EXECUTION OF SUCH APPLICATIONS.
   2. REGISTRATION OF YOUNG ADULTS.  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL  DISTRIB-
 UTE  A  VOTER  REGISTRATION  FORM  TO ANY STUDENT SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD OR
 OLDER THAT WILL BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF  THE  NEXT  GENERAL
 ELECTION.
   3.  FORMS  TO  BE  AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL. THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
 SHALL ENSURE THAT VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS  PROVIDED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  ARE  AVAILABLE  IN  THE  MAIN  OR CENTRAL OFFICE OF EACH HIGH
 SCHOOL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO WISH TO
 OBTAIN ONE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT EACH SUCH HIGH  SCHOOL
 PROVIDES  ADEQUATE  NOTICE  TO  ITS STUDENTS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH
 FORMS IN ITS MAIN OR CENTRAL OFFICE.
   4. SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF FORMS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUEST FROM THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS  TO
 MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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